International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications (IJISA)
IJISA Vol. 5, No. 9, 8 Aug. 2013
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A Multiagent Planning Approach to Model a Tele-Surgery Domain
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Author(s)
Amod Kumar Lal
1,*
Rajdeep Niyogi
1
Index Terms
Tele Surgery, Agent Communication, CCS, Multiagent Planning, Bisumulation
Abstract
Technological advancements have led to the development of few commercially available tele-surgery systems till date. However such systems are very expensive. In tele-surgery, the task of a surgeon (the activities related to a surgery) is partially executed by a robot. Typically, the robot is under the control of a surgeon; it executes the instructions of the controlling surgeon. In this paper we give formal model of a tele-surgery domain (heart surgery) as a multiagent planning problem. The actions related to the surgery are represented as planning operators. The model consists of two interactive agents, referred to as EXPERT and INTERN. The EXPERT controls the activities of the INTERN. The INTERN executes the actions suggested by the EXPERT. The state space of each agent is modeled as a transition system. The communication of the agents is modeled using CCS. We have defined a condition to establish the success of the surgery using notions of finite games. We have also developed a prototype implementation incorporating the above features.
Cite This Paper
Amod Kumar Lal, Rajdeep Niyogi, "A Multiagent Planning Approach to Model a Tele-Surgery Domain", International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications(IJISA), vol.5, no.9, pp.27-38, 2013. DOI:10.5815/ijisa.2013.09.04
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